Australian opener Travis Head has reacted to controversies involving him and Virat Kohli with a cryptic Instagram post that was focused more on celebrating his success with the ball during SRH’s clash against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
A massive controversy erupted during the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli turned down a customary handshake from Travis Head after the players from each side lined up for a handshake row after the game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have won their ninth game of the season, and all three teams at the top of the points table finished with 18 points each. The only difference between these sides lies in their net run-rate.
Travis Head’s cryptic social media post shows an unfazed attitude on the Kohli controversy
Following that incident when Virat Kohli visibly denied Head a handshake, a major controversy erupted and took centre stage before the two teams set their playoff campaign in swing. However, Travis Head focused on totally different things.
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The Australian batter is a part-timer and was seen bowling in that game and, shockingly, also picked a crucial wicket of RCB skipper Rajat Patidar. His Instagram story also featured a picture of him bowling in the match.
He had captioned the post, writing, “Keep the body guessing.” This catchy phrase is a gym term that advocates keeping on trying something new every time so that the body doesn’t get used to a normal routine and continues the spree of improvement.
TRAVIS HEAD INSTAGRAM STORY AFTER NO HANDSHAKE WITH VIRAT KOHLI 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Fd8zhUQpNP
— Sam (@cricsam02) May 23, 2026
What led to the Virat-Head no handshake controversy? Massive updates surface after SRH-RCB clash
After the Travis Head controversy with Virat Kohli in a denial of a handshake, several theories have been built around the reason for the massive controversy, though nothing has been confirmed by either party.
It turns out that Virat Kohli’s reaction was an outcome of something he carried from his short stay at the crease. It might be that Kohli had asked Head to bowl to him in the match after he was not substituted in exchange for an impact player.
Head, who featured mostly as an impact player, has been substituted on the majority of the occasions, but not on this occasion. Probably that was what Kohli wanted to say. “Now that you are not going to be substituted, you might as well bowl.”
RCB to clash against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1; SRH seal spot in Eliminator
Royal Challengers are currently at the top of the IPL points table with nine wins in the season. Due to their high net run rate, they hold onto their top position and will enter Qualifier 1. This will give them multiple chances to make it to their second IPL final in a row.
The Gujarat Titans are the other team to enter Qualifier 1 after their massive surge in run-rate following that 89-run triumph against the Chennai Super Kings in their last match. Sunrisers, despite a towering 55-run victory, finished 3rd on the points table and could only manage to earn a spot in a knockout Eliminator clash.
